Mikk Mikiver

Born: 1937-09-04

Mikk Mikiver (September 4, 1937 – January 9, 2006) was a prominent Estonian stage and film actor and theater director. Mikiver was born in Tallinn, Estonia. He graduated from the State Conservatory of Tallinn in 1961. He then went on to appear in many Estonian films and was a highly regarded dramatic actor. In addition to stage and film, Mikiver was also a prodigious television actor. While never retiring from acting, Mikiver gradually became more interested in theater direction and was for many years the principal director of the Estonian Drama Theatre and the Estonian Youth Theater. In addition to Estonian language films, Mikiver also appeared in Russian, Swedish, Polish and Finnish productions. For his notable achievements, the Estonian government awarded Mikiver the Order of the White Star, 4th Class, as well as the National Lifetime Achievement award. Mikiver was also a patron of the Tallinn Children's Hospital Foundation. He died at the age of 68 on 9 January 2006. Mikk Mikiver was the older brother of actor Tõnu Mikiver and was married to actress Carmen Mikiver from 1989 until his death. Between 1971 and 1983 he was married to actress Ada Lundver.


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Dead Mountaineer's Hotel

as Hinckus
Released: 1979-08-27

The police get a call-out to a lonely hotel in the Alps. When an officer gets to the hotel...

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Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat

as Neumann
Released: 1976-06-21

In 1921, the Cheka became aware that gold and jewelry were stolen from the treasury of Gokhran,...

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The Curse of Snake Valley

as Director of Organization
Released: 1988-10-03

The trio of adventurous pals, a man who is a scientist, a fine lady and a former military pilot...

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The End of Eternity

as Educator Yarrow
Released: 1987-06-18

Directed by Andrei Yermash, and written by Isaac Asimov, Budimir Metalnikov, and Andrei Yermash,...

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Friends, Comrades

as Arno Jurmala
Released: 1990-11-16

The boisterous good humor of Jurmala, the nickel-mine owner, is, if anything, only barely dented...

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Entrance to Labyrinth

as Paratsels
Released: 1990-05-01

The actions of this mystery movie takes both in the past (in medieval times, as the scientists'...

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The New Devil of Hellsbottom

as Young Ants
Released: 1964-06-15

The way Saint Peter explains it to the Devil who's knocking on Heaven's door to collect his...

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The Waterfowl People

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1972-10-19

A documentary about the histoy and linguistic ties of the Finno-Ugric, and Samoyedic peoples....

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Ask the Dead About the Price of Death

as Minister
Released: 1977-06-08

The attempted coup of Estonia on Dec. 1, 1924, conducted by Comintern, staged by the Soviet...

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Indrek

as Cosmography Professor
Released: 1976-02-02

Based on the second part of the pentalogy "Truth and Justice" by Anton H. Tammsaare.

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The Smacking Sea

as Siimen Tara
Released: 1981-11-20

The Smacking Sea is a film about the work of traditional seal hunters on the smacking Baltic Sea...

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Grisha

as uncredited
Released: 1996-11-08

An up-close look into the life of the often misunderstood movie director Grigori Kromanov...

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The Sun and the Rain

as Viktor
Released: 1960-10-04

Jaak is a young labourer always facing some kind of issues and it seems he always rides for a...

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Hit Back

as uncredited
Released: 1975-06-18

The film invites its viewers to reflect on where modern sports have come to. Does a young,...

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The Pastor of Reigi

as Paul Lempelius
Released: 1978-02-27

Pastor Paul Lempelius comes to the island of HIiumaa that seems to be like the world's end....

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Between Three Plagues

as Mayor
Released: 1970-11-14

The story of Balthasar Russow, an Estonian pastor from the 16th century, his life and life's...

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Blood Stone

as Schröder
Released: 1972-01-07

A landlord chases his escaped serf but some town takes the refugee under its protection. That...

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Soolo

as uncredited
Released: 1979-01-01

A mysterious short film about a raft watchman who meets a strange company by the river.

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The Red Violin

as uncredited
Released: 1975-01-20

When Estonian violinist Eduard Sõrmus starts his concert tours in Europe, he is convinced that...

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Outlaws

as Maur
Released: 1971-01-01

Based on Jaan Anvelt's novel "Outlaws" which deals with the struggle of the Estonian Communist...

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The Lost Ones

as Matti
Released: 1971-03-29

Two young nationalists from Soviet Estonia falls under the influence of popular radio DJ Rudolf...

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Daisy Petal Game

as Vambola (segment "Poacher")
Released: 1978-09-11

A three episode film consisting of three short films: "Promenade", "Poacher" and "Tattoo". The...

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The Winds of the Milky Way

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1978-02-04

Sequel to the "The Waterfowl People". The author interprets the kinship, linguistic and...

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Windy Beach

as Saar
Released: 1971-01-03

The coastal people of Kaugatoma set out to build their own ship to earn a living independent of...

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Battle for Moscow

as Конев
First aired: 1985-11-01

The Battle of Moscow is a 1985 Soviet multi-part war narrative, presenting a dramatized account...

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Entrance to the Maze

as Paratsels - srednevekovyy lekar
First aired: 1990-05-01

A Russian mystery miniseries set both in medieval times and in the days of Perestroika.

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Wikman's Boys

as Mr. Wikman
First aired: 1995-01-08

Wikman's Boys is a 1994-year drama serial about the Wikman Private Gymnasium students from 1937...

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The R Document

as uncredited
First aired: 1985-08-07

Reactionary and aggressive circles in the United States are trying to establish a dictatorship...

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